And that was your first mistake.

Here is the reply I got from the RFL - sod the supporters welcome to armchair viewers:

Thank you for your e-mail regarding the change of date of the Catalans Dragons versus Harlequins RL fixture.

We appreciate the disruption this may have caused you and would like to apologise.

All fixtures published by the RFL at the start of the season are subject to change and as host broadcaster Sky Sports has the right to choose any game to show live and at this time in the season must give clubs involved at least four weeks notice. In this case they gave both clubs involved six weeks notice.

In previous seasons Sky Sports has initially chosen 11 Friday games and

22 Saturday games, however this season they have chose the first 14 rounds at the start of the season. This is so that they can choose games which are more competitive and a spectacle for TV viewers.

Once again, apologies for any inconvenience this fixture change may have caused.

Kind regards

Craig Spence
RFL Communications Manager

Yeah, Sky should think about the fans who travell and don't watch the matches on Sky ... ah.

everyone got the same email.
I now hope, given the distribution list of my letter (see the VT) that we may get something slightly different......but I wouldn't hold your breath.

1- b*ll*x, they would never do this for wendyball.
2- better than the NRL? hardly setting your sights high.

Easy general Only a few weeks to go until "NCP MAYHEM IV"......the return of the paddock puncher
Sky or no Sky....the tear up is still on

I reckon that possibly the most successful route you could take would be to try and get the Catalan club to veto changes to their home fixtures, based on police/French TV commitments. Not sure that they would. especially for our derby rivals, but they are probably the most effective source to tap into here.

The whole process wasn't designed to stop anything from changing.....just making sure that the other 12 UK based SL clubs were made aware of what SKY were up to......
Mr Levy was on the list (hope his English is better than my French) and he will be able to do the maths.....90% fans bu99ered, 2,000 wire fans last year become 200........= Mon Diou!!!!!(sic)

Seems I'm the only person not to receive a reply. I wrote to SKY Sports, Boots N All, RFL, Ady Spencer, Total Rugby and Paul Blanchard. Total Rugby replied imemdiately as they want to print my mail and Paul Blanchard responded. Others - well what a surprise - nothing.

Seems the club sanctioned the fixture so Craig Spencer said on the radio tonight

They said they didn't expect many to be travelling-cheers Quins

Is that Paul Branchard a scouser?

He was on the radio tonight talking sh*t about the away game.

what was said. I was watching Boots N All where we were completely ignored even though they had received a number of emails from fans

Don't know but Paul Blanchard maybe . To be fair the club can do nothing apart from tell the RFL they didn't like it. However it was concerning that the RFL chap said that the club had raised concerns but then said there wouldn't be many traveling. I would be very disappointed if the club said that but maybe it is the RFL putting some spin on it.

Still a deafening silence from Sky - why don't they say why it can't be on the Saturday! Have they only got one set of cameras?

I watched the 6 o'clock and fell asleep it was that interesting.